Is there a SelectedIndex for an HTML5 DataList?

Question

You can pick the current option of any select element:

mySelect.options[mySelect.selectedIndex]

Can I do the same wit

Answer 1

You can just add a value to the input element. This will be shown to the user as the "default" value. If the user decides to change it, i.e. delete this value from the input field, then the list in the datalist will show up: